Thankful
Thankful for the best pony, who took me out for a four-mile bareback jaunt with our best riding friends. We spent most of the time in the lead, mostly by Fetti’s choice, and had a lovely marching walk mixed with … Continue reading →
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Saying Yes
There are posts that stick in my head, some that bounce around as blog fodder short-term, some that change how I ride, some that I internalize and use to change how I handle life. Usually I’m pretty good about referencing … Continue reading →
Season’s over
I chatted with another local endurance rider last week. She asked how the pony was doing and if we had any plans for the winter. Mmm. Nope. We’re done for the season. The arena is already intermittently a pond or … Continue reading →
TRM 25 Questions Blog Hop
Yay, a blog hop from That Red Mare! 1. Mares or Geldings? Why? Mares. I love the attitude and the partnership and the challenge. I have a thing for difficult mares. 2. Green-broke or Fully Broke? At this point in … Continue reading →
Emergency preparedness
It’s finally starting to feel like fall around here. The sun is setting when there are other people at the barn and I haven’t even gotten on the pony yet, I’m contemplating pulling out thermal layers and fleece leggings, and … Continue reading →
New saddle: 95% content
At this point, I have been riding in my new Eurolight for a month and a half. I am reasonably satisfied with just about everything and am no longer making tweaks every time I look at it – which is … Continue reading →
Bale Bag: update
When I first started Confetti on a bale bag back in January, I noted that she went through a bale in about five days. Sigh, I thought, maybe it will get better? She used to get 1 flake twice a … Continue reading →
The woods
There’s a monster in the woods, she said. Left leg, right rein. No there is not. Glance left, pause, stare left. No, there definitely is not. There’s something in the woods and it does not belong. Sidepass, sidepass, no spinning, … Continue reading →
Pony move: 12 feet
Confetti moved into her large paddock over Labor Day 2013, two years back. The neighbors were good. I eventually negotiated for both a feed room and a tack room. She had an empty small paddock on one stall and a … Continue reading →
2Pointober Analysis
I don’t think of myself as particularly fit. I ride four days a week, mostly walk/trot. I don’t canter very often: partly because I’m not especially great at cantering, partly because I don’t have Fetti very fit for cantering. (These … Continue reading →